Shutter-operating device.



No; 839,030,. .PATENTED'DEC. 18, 1906.

' G. L. PREACHER.

SHUTTER OPERATING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED 1mm 9, 1906.

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No. 839,030. PATENTED'DEG. 18,1906. I I G. L. PREACHER.

SHUTTER OPERATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1906.

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i 5 ffto bear on' the upper wall of the casing 6 and having a-fixed pintle 8, extended vertically downward through suitable bearing-openings I v in the upper and lower wallsgof the latter. iifshutter closed, the handle 21 will stand in the 1 Be it known that I, GEoFrERYLLovD 'PnnAonnmja citizen of theUnitedStates of I America, residing at Augusta,iinthe county 'saof Richmond and State of Georgia, have in p :;vented new "and useful 7 Improvements in w [Shutter-Operating Devices, ofwhichthe following isa specification.

' f Thisi vention relates to shutter-operating 'jdevicesadapted for usein operating wlndow 3 blinds,- and 'has'for its objects to produce a comparatively simple device of this characterjwhich may be inexpensively installed" for use," one whereby the shutter may be con-;

venientl'y 'moved to open or closed osition,

I and this without passing to the outsi' e of the building or opening the window," andone whereby theshutter may be securely locked {either in open or closed .Withithese and other objectsin view the invention comprises the novel features of 3 construction and combination of parts more v position or in" an intermediate posit on.

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In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is an 1nter1or:- perspectlve V16W,, of a wlndow having'its' shutters or blinds equipped with operating mechanism embodying the inven tion; Fig.2 is ahorizontal section through the window-frame, taken ona line centrally and longitudinally of the rack-bar. Fig. 3 is. .a frontielevation of the inner vertical, shaft and its 'operating handle. Fig.4 is a side elevation ofLthesame; Fig. 5 is a top plan ,view of the same. Fig.6 isan elevation of a .pair of jthehijnge members. Fig. is a top -Referring'ftothe drawings, 1 designatesa "Qfwindow'frameor casing provided with out-v side-,blin'ds-orshutters 2, pivotally hung to j "the casing by'means of upper hinges of suit- 1 ableform and lower hinges 3, each compris-' 1 ing 'aj hingemember'4, adapted for attachmentto the shutter, and a member or leaf 5, fixed tothe casing and provided witha'hol- 110w bo'x or drum 6 .of substantiallycircular 1 form in cross-section and having its walls 6 piercedtoform a horizontal guide opening or way 6, there. being formed on the leaf 4 a horizontal bearing portion or web 7, adapted v s ecificatio of Letters Pateul.

' Application filed June. 9,1906." Serial No. 321,024.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Attached .to the inner face of the frame lie I a box orcasing 9, corresponding to the casing 6 and provided with a horizontal guide-openend of a transverse "opening or passage 11,

formed throughthe frame 1 and" alin ng at its outer end with the opening .6 and forming, n conjunction withthe openings 6 and '10, a

continuous passage-way or guide in which is arranged a longitudinally-movable actuating member or bar 12, provided at itsouter end with rack-teeth 13, in mesh with a pinion 14, housed within the casing 6, and at its inner end with oppositely dispo'sed rack-teeth 15, in mesh with afpinion 16, housedwithin the casing 9, whereby-the, pinion 6 when rotated movement to, the bar 12 and rotate thepinion v14 in a reverse direction.

. The pinion 14 isfixed'upon and for rotationwith the hingepintle 8, while pinion 16 is fixed upon the lower end of a vertical rotary shaft 17, having bearing at its lower end in the casing 9 and at, its upper end in a j 1 "eEo'F RY L OYD PREACHER. or AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, AssreNOROF oas- I .HALF TO, ARTHUR ;E HO LM AN, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

sHuTTER-oPERATINe DEVICE." 5 5 ing 10, disposed infalinement withthe inner I 7 7 v in one direction ,w1l1 impart longitudinalv horizontal bearing member or bracket 18 of substantially semicircular form having its edge providedwith a series of notches or seats 19, arranged at appro riately-spaced intervals, there being pivote on the upper end of the shaft, which is flattened to form a head 20, an operating and locking lever or handle 21, which normally stands in avertical position and has'its upper end angularly bent, as at 22,- to overlie the bearing 18', while formed on the inner side of the lever at a point adjacent its upper end is an engagingportion or lug 23, adapted to seat in any one of the notches'l9sfor locking the shaft 17 against rotation. 1

'The hinge-leaf 5 has formed'thereon an outwardly-projecting lug 24, adapted to over ride the web 7 for preventing disenga ement brought into register with the in 24 permits unhang theshutter. The bearing 18 isprovided with a diametrically-disposed slot 26',

of the pintle 8 withthe casing 6, while or'med in the web 7 is a notch 25, which when through which the flattened head 20 of the shaft may pass to permit of engagement 0 i the shaft to the bearing. I

Inpractice, supposing the parts to be in the position illustrated in Fig. 2 and with theposition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, with the engaging portion'23 seated in one of the notches 19 for locking the shaft 17 against rotationand the shutter in closed position. Under these conditions when it is desired to open the shutter the handle 21 is swung upwardly for freeing the portion 23 from the notch, whereupon the handle may be swung for rotating the shaft 17 from right to left, thereby moving the bar 12 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2 and causing a rotation of the pinion 14 from left to right, thus mov ing the shutter to open position. For again closing the shutter the shaft 17 will be rotated fr om'left to right, thus reversing the movement of the other parts, as will be readily understood. It is to be particularly noted that under this construction the shutter may be readily opened or closed from the inside of the apartment, and this without opening the window, and, furthermore, that by the provision of the series of notches 19 the shutter may be locked either in open or closed position or in an intermediate position.

It will be understood that the device is applioable to and adapted for use with any form of shutter or blind for opening or closing the same from the interior of the building, and, further, that if found needful or desirable the hingemembers maybe supplied with ballbearings for relieving friction and facilitating operation of the parts.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a window-frame provided with a transverse passage-way, a shutter for said window, a hinge pivotally connecting the shutter with the frame and comprising a pair of members, one of which is provided with a pintle, a pinion fixed upon and for rotating said pintle, a shaft journaled at the inside of the frame and provided with a pinion, an actuating element mounted for longitudinal movement in the guideway and having teeth in mesh with said pinions, means for operating the shaft and means for locking the latter against movement.

2. In a device of the class described, a win.- dow frame and shutter, a hinge member fixed. to the frame, a second hinge member fixed. to the shutter and having a pintle rotatably mounted in the first-n amed member, a shaft journaled at the inside of the frame and provided with a pivoted operatinghandle, pinions fixed respectively on said shaft and pintle, a rack-bar extended through the frame and having two sets of reversely disposed teeth in mesh with the respective pinions and means for locking the shaft against rotation.

3. In a device of the class described, a window frame and shutter, a hinge member fixed to the frame and provided with a casing, a second hinge member fixed to the shutter and having a pintle extended through said casing, a pinion housed within the latter and fixed upon the pintle, a casing attached to the inside of the frame, a rotary operatingshaft extended through the last-named casing, a pinion fixed on said shaft within the casing, a longitudinally-movable rack-bar extended through the frame and having reversely-disposed teeth in mesh with the respective pinions, a bearing-plate for the shaft provided with a series of notches and an operating-handle pivoted to the shaft and having an engaging portion adapted to seat in any one of the notches for locking the shaft against rotation.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEOFFREY LLOYD PREACHER.

Witnesses:

H. M. LEITNER, CLAUDE 1. BACON. 

